This link takes you to a deposition given in 1837 by eighty-one year old Sarah Osborn who was applying for a pension for Revolutionary War veteran and their widows:
http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5833
She recounted her experiences during the Revolutionary War as the wife of a soldier who traveled and served with him. (Please note that in the document she is referred to as deponent.) After reading the letter explore the following questions in an essay of at least 350 words:
- What type of work did she do? Give specific examples.
- What mode of travel did she use?
- What American officers did she come in contact with?
- What type of quarters was she housed in?
- What happened to her after the war?
- What are your impressions of her story?
- What did you find most interesting
